Cm. Timmers et al., SYNTHESIS OF A METHYL HEPTAGLUCOSIDE WITH PHYTOALEXIN ELICITOR ACTIVITY-BASED ON OXIDATIVE COUPLING OF GLUCALS, Chemistry, 1(3), 1995, pp. 161-164
Several suitable building blocks for the construction of the phytoalex
in elicitor 3(2),3(4)-di-beta-D-glucopyranosylgentiopentaoside (2) wer
e readily accessible by oxidative coupling of glucals. Block coupling
of trimeric phenylseleno- and ethylthioglucosyl donors 17 and 18 with
tetrasaccharide 16 in the presence of the thiophilic promoter N-iodosu
ccinimide and catalytic trifluoromethanesulfonic acid furnished the de
sired heptaglucan 2 in high overall yield.